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Advanced band

HSK 7–9 vocabulary

The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.

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WordPinyinMeaning
规矩guījurules about how people should behave
闺女guīnüdaughter (a warm, everyday word for your female child)
瑰宝guībǎoa very valuable treasure, often something old, rare, and beautiful
轨迹guǐjìthe path that something moving follows, like a plane or ball
柜台guìtáicounter, a long table in a shop or bank where workers help you
贵宾guìbīna very important guest; someone you welcome in a special way
贵重guìzhòngvaluable; worth a lot of money
贵族guìzúa person of high social rank, from a rich and powerful family
桂花guìhuāa sweet-smelling autumn flower; people use it in tea and cakes
滚动gǔndòngto move by turning over and over, like a ball
棍gùna long, thin stick made of wood or metal (as in 棍子)
棍子gùnzia long, thin stick, usually made of wood
国宝guóbǎosomething very valuable or important to a country
国防guófángHow a country protects its people and land with its army
国画guóhuàa traditional Chinese painting, made with brush and ink
国徽guóhuīnational emblem (a country's official symbol)
国情guóqíngthe situation of a country, such as how its people live
国土guótǔthe land of a country; all the area it owns
国学guóxuéthe study of old Chinese culture, ideas, and books
国有guóyǒuowned by the government of a country, not by people or companies
果断guǒduànable to make decisions quickly and with confidence
果园guǒyuána piece of land where many fruit trees grow
果真guǒzhēnsure enough; as expected — something happens just like you thought
裹guǒto wrap something with paper or cloth
过半guòbànmore than half of a number, group, or amount
过不去guòbuqùnot able to get past or through something
过错guòcuòa mistake; something wrong that a person does
过道guòdàoa long, narrow space in a building that people walk through
过关guòguānto pass a test, exam, or check
过奖guòjiǎnga polite answer to praise, meaning 'you are too kind'
过节guòjiéto celebrate a festival or special day
过境guòjìngto pass through a country on the way to another place
过滤guòlǜto clean water or air by removing things you do not want
过期guòqīexpired; past its date and no longer good to eat or use
过日子guò rìzito live your life day by day, doing normal everyday things
过剩guòshèngtoo much of something; more than is needed
过失guòshīa mistake; something you do wrong without meaning to
过头guòtóutoo much; past the point that is right or good
过往guòwǎngthe past; things that happened before now
过意不去guòyìbùqùto feel sorry because you troubled someone or caused them problems
过瘾guòyǐnso enjoyable that you feel completely happy and satisfied
过硬guòyìng(of skills) very good; better than what is needed
过早guò zǎotoo early; earlier than the right time or usual moment
海岸hǎi'ànthe land next to the sea
海拔hǎibáhow high a mountain or place is above the sea
海滨hǎibīnthe land next to the sea; the seaside
海盗hǎidàoa bad person who attacks and steals from ships at sea
海量hǎiliànga very large amount or number; huge in size
海绵hǎimiána soft light material that takes in water, used for cleaning
海面hǎimiànthe top of the sea, where the water meets the air